Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-02-01

81 position On gbe law Of kaud snf-
ffaRe. This change. howeRrr, I ans
/; satasfsed docs not Fesala fr0m the e0n-
. vsFsian Of anybody, hRt - merely the
resulting accidens 0f she shiftinG Of .
majority Of sbe stock eerti6catesL
may n0t doubt, nor de- sompiAin ~
| tbs right of the eontroliinG ogner of
property 10 uss Il 10 any lawful manner
: for ehe prom0tion Of snF notion. opiu
: len o. belief, either poiifisal. scientific
or rssi ious. that be may deem right or
! | expediena. Bai theirs i Always some
thing Of sorr0wfui regret attending the
facs thai you bavs aided m baiidinR M
pzp-r bscanse 4 wzs tie exponent Of
!. linersl idess ard principles. and then
after the struggle FER eEfgteuoe 10 over
and IL stands on q 6rm financial basis,
70 have IL 70 back on les record and
beeome the exp0nent. u the days Of is
assured power, Of prineiples in direct
csE nick with those thaa f1stened, n0ur-
ianad and heightened lie maturing
msuhood. Such detection wsakens
confidence in the stability Of human
advneAcy and the consistency Of human
conduct. Another shifting Of stock
via tusa the msnly voicinRs Of the
Posi- IzrELI10EScK1 o. the forfeiture
qaesfion into q eentimesai sham. when
paper becomes 90 intensely conserva--
tire that il can only write editorials on
foreign affairs, hop culture aud tho
atiiity Of oas siraw, the days Of ifs use
fulnesa and power are gone.
The Posr-LNrELLT0ENcKR has never
been, hsEetofore, the advocats Of rad :
cal notious, theories OF ideas. Many Of
its true aBd atauncn friends have
thought that It's conservatism amounted
aimost 10 timidity. they have main
tanned that the proper position OF such
. journal was that Of aggressivcness il
the lines Of truth. right and liberty;
that Il ought Co lead and not simply TO
reflect the thoughts Of the champions
OF truth, justice, equality and freedom.
Bat while heretofore II never has,
save 90 one question, been on
the picket or skirmish line,
yet IL has ever been found amid
the heavy battalions faciRg the fee,
and has shown no desire TO beat . re-
treat CT to surrender to it's foes. Bat
now, with q franknesa which We cannot
but admire, it not only hauls Down iis
hsg. bat boists in its ahead the hag Of
It's whll0m enemies.
will not do the observation-disclosures
/ the discouFtesy 20 believe that Il saw
any logical connection hetween Ice
change Of base and the vote recently
taken - the Usited States Senate on .
proposed amendmsnt 70 the Federal
Constitution. Much less am prepared
to believe that majority vote IN that
august body 10 to be hereafter the au-
thoEitative declaration Of the political |
faith and views Of the PosT INTKLLI-
GENcER Such being the case, what par |
tiealar significance was there In the |
dual announcement Did The Posr In
TKLLIGENcER expect q different RESULT |
II not, where was the disappointment2 |
The article to which refer shows where |
the disappointment Was. Tae vote for |
the amendment was much larger than Il |
anticipated, hence tDe attempt to lessen |
| its numbers by explanations net com |
/ plimentary 10 the grave Senators. THIS |
was by far the largest vote that any |
proposition OF that kind ever before re-
oeivec In that b dy. There has been q |
STEADY increase In each successive vote. |
Is there anything discouraginR in such |
q historic fact 70 the advocates Of equal |
sudEaee2 Does 10 not under the laws Of |
moral evolution as demonstrated by the |
lessons of history indicate the ultimate |
triumph Of the principlel You, as !
have said, attempted an explanation Of |
the minority vote on q hypothesis de- |
roeatoEy to the manhood Of the voters; |
let me explain the vste of the majority |
on q hypothesis IN htrmony with their |
integrity and honor, yet full Of hope Tor |
the advocates of equal suffrage. The |
senate 10 great extent is composed Of
men Of matured years. They are on |
such questions the representatives of |
the past Their opinions we're formed |
on such topics in early manhood. and |
these opinions dominate sheif lives and
conduct. Their opinions we're hxed be- |
fore there Was any general agitation
or discussion Of this matter. Then,
/ again, it is a well-remembered fact that
the maFtyred LiDcolu twice revoked |
emancipation pFoclamations issued by
bis Generals. WhyI Not because be
vas opposed to emancipation, bat be-
cause he did act believe the time had
fully come for such grand event. So
many of these Senator's may believe In
the justice Of equal suffrage, but on the
other sand believe that the time has not
yet arrived for she change Of abe funaa
mental Law 90 as TO make Il compulsory
IN all the States.
You say in your Sunday editorial that
you want TO correct the IN Sc declara-
ton that all of the people Of the rerri-
tory are in favor Of female suffrage.
! Ar9 you uot Dy tlid ucClaAattuu uk1Ntuk
wind mill Of yoaF own creati0nf
What intelligent sadragist ever made
sueh q declarati0n7 Who ever went
furt er in the declaration of unauimity
than the Posr INTKLLIexNcKR itself3
| IL you simply intend 10 lImit the too
general declarations Of your past record,
no one. We presume, has any objection.
While We are willing 10 coRcede that
there are nov and always have been IN
the Territory q few persons OF great
responsibility opposed 20 equal suffrage,
yet We claim that that number, under
he favorable operation Of the law, has
been constantly decreasing. The evil
denees Of general aequiesence by the
people are striking ana conclusive. The
resolves OF the Republican party In lie
precinct, county and Territorial con
ventions we're all 10 Its favor. No dis
senting votes we're Given 30 far - l am
Informed.
To give che matter particular reliabil.
ity, responsibility and emphasis IN the
late Republican Territorial convention
the then brilliant editor OF the PSF In
TELIIaENcKs was the master workman
in she construction of the platform.
The Democratic party vas equally em.
phAtic IN its eudorsemsut. The same is
I ttbE VI tnu ANDRlNA RAhJs O1aA1AACra
literary societies and associations all
, chImed in. THIS did seem q little
nnanimoas. How strange II il that the
, teemendons updertone had net been
seen or felt before.
Nos, Mr.. Editor. ysu say that equal
! suffrage 10 wrong, and that the lag
authorizing Il ought 10 be repealed.
Sach, Ne infer, Is your general negative
proposition. TIE reason yea assign 10
; that the proposition has never been
Submitted 10 vste Of the people. Let
me kindly SAX, " ths vote Of the people
, your standard Of right and wranag IL
! such be your standard. les me further
, ask how stands your Repnbiieanism IN
view Of the recent vote Of the people Of
! this TerritnFyl Il IL gone, OF has u
. survived the Waterloo defessf
o. JACOBS.
Men prats Abaat WsmAn Sufrage
. fEem the standpoint Of the old BaFons
f. Of the Feudai gsS. fheY have no more
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